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The West has a month to decide whether to save Ukraine from Vladimir Putin

Britain and its Nato partners, the USA included, have less than a month to decide on how deeply they are prepared to commit to saving Ukraine as a viable independent nation. Ukraine’s forces are now locked in a battle for survival in the Luhansk oblast of the Donbas region, which…

Evening Standard · May 30, 2022

Up to six million households could face power cuts this winter

UK MINISTERS have been warned that as many as six million households could face blackouts this winter due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The National (Scotland) · May 30, 2022

Labour and the Tories are switching places as we ring in this new jubilee

The British are brilliantly creative at inventing traditions. When the Prince of Wales was invested in 1969, the service was made up more or less on the spot but made to sound as if it were as old as time itself. This weekend, over a four-day bank holiday weekend, a…

Evening Standard · May 30, 2022

Millions face power cuts if Russia switches off EU gas supplies, UK Ministers warned

A leaked modelling report predicts that power supplies would need to be rationed if Vladimir Putin ratchets up pressure by cutting off gas supplies to western Europe.

Daily Record · May 30, 2022

Millions of UK homes could face power cuts and 'rationed' electricity this winter

Ministers predict major gas shortages if Russia cuts off more supplies to the EU

Liverpool Echo · May 30, 2022

EU wrestles with Russia oil embargo as leaders gather

European Union leaders are gathering in a new show of solidarity with Ukraine

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 96

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 96th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera · May 30, 2022

EU summit to agree sanctions should include Russian oil embargo with pipeline exemption - draft

European Union leaders are due to agree at a summit later in the day that the sanctions package under preparation should include an embargo on Russian oil imports as punishemnt for Moscow invading Ukraine, but exempt pipeline crude deliveries.

Reuters · May 30, 2022

Imperial measurements will bring ‘British culture’ back to shops, claims minister

Government accused of ‘weaponising nostalgia’ with post-Brexit plan

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022

Cost of budget pasta, bread and beef mince surges; German inflation near 50-year high– as it happened

Prices of budget pasta, crisps, bread and mince products have surged in last year, pushing up cost of living for poorest families

The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2022